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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by _red on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:35PM (#23679929)
Donald Trump was a democrat for most of his life. The basic tenants of secure borders + protecting american jobs was basically the Democrat platform for most of its existence.
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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by marcusverus on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:07PM (#23680358)
The issue of uncontrolled immigration used to be common ground for the left and the right. For a long time even Bernie opposed it on the grounds that large numbers of low-skilled immigrants were driving driving down wages for the poorest Americans[0].

[0]https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/16/years-ber...

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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by _red on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:30PM (#23680692)
Yes, its not surprising that big business wants it.

But it is surprising how many "progressives" have been co-opted into F100 talking points, who they claim they oppose.

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